At least three people were killed and four others injured in separate road accidents in Gaibandha and Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday.
Two passengers died and four others seriously injured when a covered van ran over an auto-rickshaw near Manduar Shahana Filling Station on the Gaibandha-Sadullapur Road around noon.
The injured are being treated in critical condition.
The deceased were identified as Al Amin Mia, 30, the auto-rickshaw driver and son of Belal Hossain of Taraf Bajit village in Jamalpur Union, Sadullapur; and Gautam Chandra, 60, a passenger and son of Narayan Chandra of Purbo Para, Gaibandha town. The identities of the injured passengers have not yet been confirmed.
Locals said the van, travelling from Sadullapur upazila town towards Gaibandha city, collided with the auto-rickshaw while attempting to give way to a CNG vehicle. Both passengers in the rickshaw died on the spot, and four others sustained serious injuries.
Sadullapur police officer-in-charge Abdul Alim said rescue operations were promptly launched. “The bodies of the two deceased were recovered from the scene, and the injured were admitted to the upazila health complex,” he said.
Meanwhile, in Cox’s Bazar, a pedestrian was killed when a speeding truck struck him in front of the central mosque at Ukhiya Sadar Station on the Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf highway at around 2pm.
The deceased, Kamal Uddin, 40, was the son of Md Islam and a resident of Hajirpara in Ward No. 6 of Rajapalong Union, Ukhiya.
Officer-in-charge of Ukhiya Shah Porir Island Highway Police, Saiful Islam, confirmed the incident.
“Kamal Uddin was crossing the road when he was hit by a speeding truck and died at the scene. Police seized the truck, but the driver fled and has not yet been apprehended,” he said.
Nur Ahmad, acting OC of Ukhiya police station, added, “The truck involved in the accident has been seized. The body has been recovered and will be handed over to the family after legal procedures are completed.”
